Looks like big, fancy New York City comedian Dave Hill, a Northeast Ohio native, will be home for Thanksgiving because he’s set to perform Nov. 24 at The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. The bill also features Gabe Kea, Jimmie Graham and Bill Squire and is slated to start at 8 p.m. For information, call 216-321-5588 or visit www.grogshop.gs.
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Auditions

Clague Playhouse: 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, will hold auditions for “Silent Sky,” by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Curt Arnold, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 — sought are two women in their 30s, two women in their 40s to 50s and one man in his 30s. Call 440-331-0403 or visit ClaguePlayhouse.org.

Cleveland Performing Arts Ministries: will hold auditions for the this season’s performances of “Tetelestai,” the story of Jesus’ trial, execution and resurrection, Dec. 11 and 12 at Gilmour Academy Lower School in Gates Mills. Call 440-944-0635 or visit LiveThePassion.org.

Mad* Factory: 39 S. Main St., Suite. 310, Oberlin, will hold auditions teens 13 to 19 for “The Addams Family,” 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 (choose one day and be prepared to be there that whole time), with callbacks being 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 — those auditioning are asked to prepare one 32-bar cut and have music in a binder (accompanist will be provided). Call 440-935-3875 or visit MTIShows.com.

Rabbit Run Community Arts Association: 49 Park St., Madison, will hold auditions for “Quilters,” by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 (by appointment) in the C. K. Rickel Theatre in the Royce Hall for Fine and Performing Arts at Lake Erie College in Painesville (the show will run Feb. 9 through March 4 at C. K. Rickel Theatre). Call 440-428-5913 or visit RabbitRunOnline.org.

Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist: East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue, Cleveland, presents “Love Among Us,” a Christmas concert with the Daughters of St. Paul, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Call 216-771-6666, ext. 5510, or visit SaintJohnCathedral.com.

Four Lads and a Lass and Antoinette Tredanary: will perform in concert featuring holiday songs, at 5 p.m. Dec. 3, following an optional buffet dinner at 4 p.m., at Music Lynxx, 7865 Plains Road, Mentor-on-the-Lake. Call 440-942-0874.

Severance Hall: 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents John Williams conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in a concert featuring the music from the renowned composer of movie scores, April 8. Call 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or visit www.severancehall.com. Singers’ Club of Cleveland: presents. Call 216-556-4405 or visit SingersClub.org.

Cleveland Museum of Natural History: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, presents “Creatures of Light: Nature’s Glowing Mysteries,” which “showcases the incredible organisms that shine through the darkness — from the dense forest to the deepest depths of the ocean, the darkest caves and more, through Jan. 7; “The Celebrity Mantis,” showcasing Liturgusa Kratorum, a species of the insect discovered in Peru by Gavin Svenson, assistant director of science and curator & head of invertebrate zoology at CMNH, through Jan. 12. Call 216-231-1177, 800-317-9155, or visit www.cmnh.org.

I-X Get Fit Healthy Living Expo: will be Dec. 2 and 3 at the I-X Center in Cleveland; registration is open for “the nation’s first and only all-indoor, multilevel 5K and 10K race,” Dec. 2. Visit IXGetFit.com.